Chapter 20
Duchy of Aragoni
Marco
I ARRIVED AT the next council meeting early, as requested, and found Father and my brothers Stefano, Modesto, and Titus waiting for me in a room adjacent to the council chambers. Stefano wasn’t currently serving on the council, but I guessed he was there because his children were telepathic. After hands had been shaken all around, Father, as direct as always, came straight to the point. “Marco, I called this meeting so that you could share with your brothers the discovery you and Dani have made.”
I spent the next ten minutes explaining in some detail the steps that Dani and I had taken, as well as the results.
“Any questions?” Father said.
There were many questions, all of which I answered until finally everyone was silent, and Father said, “Has Dani
